Collar-stuffing machine.



J. G. GOLLBTT.

COLLAR STUFFING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 5, 1910. I 999,549, Patented Aug. 1,1911.

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J. G. GOLLETT.

COLLAR STUFFING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1910.

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JOHN C. COLLETT, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE FOGELSONG MACHINECOMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

COLLAR-STUFFING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. COLLETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-StuflingMachines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in horse collarstufiing machines. I

The object of the invention is to provide a horse collar stuffingmachine in which tangled straw or hair, as it comes from the bale andwithout previous preparation, may be placed and successfully fed andpacked into the collar. lVhile being fed the straw is doubled uponitself, thus making the highest grade of collar.

Another object of the invention is to provide a machine of this typewhich will shake out the short straw and chaff, thereby allowing onlythe long straw to be fed.

Referring to the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectionalelevation on the line a-a of Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is a front elevationwith portions broken away.

Throughout the specification and drawings, similar reference charactersindicate corresponding parts.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents a basesupported by legs 2. The base 1 is provided with guides 3 in which across-head 4; is adapted to reciprocate. The cross-head 4: is attachedto a connecting rod 5 which is in turn connected to a crank 6 on a shaft7. The shaft 7 is journalcd on the base 1 and is provided with a drivepulley 8 by means of which the shaft 7 is rotated and the cross-head 1reciprocated. Attached to the cross-head 4: and extending rearwardly, isa feed rod 9 of well known construction. This feed rod extends into astuiling tube 10 attached to the base 1 by means of a clamp 11. When themachine is in operation, the stufling tube 10 projects into a collar(not shown) and when the feed rod is reciprocated by means of the crosshead 4:, said feed rod will feed straw into the tube and pack the sameinto the collar, from a hopper mounted above the feed rod.

The hopper is constructed as follows: At the forward portion of the basemember 1, and extending from each side thereof, are two arms 12 whichsupport a horiaontal axle 13. Adapted to rotate on said axle are twobearings 14, each of which supports a conical hopper portion 15, whichreceives the straw to be fed to the collar. The straw is introduced intothe hopper in a tangled condition, through doors 16 provided with anysuitable catch 17. The two conical hopper portions are separated attheir inner edges to form a space 18 through which the feed rod 9reciprocates at the bottom of the hopper. The bearings 1st are held inplace on the shaft 13 by collars 26; and the position of the shaft 13may be adjusted by means of nuts 27 to regulate the relation between theslot 18 and the feed rod 9.

To allow all the straw to be engaged at some time by the feed rod, thehopper may be rotated as follows. On the outer end of each of theconical hopper portions 15 is a sprocket 19 around which passes a chain20, and which also passes around sprockets 21 on the shaft 7. When theshaft 7 is rotated, the hopper is also rotated and the straw within thesame is carried around by being engaged by pins 22 on the interior ofthe hopper. To allow the teeth of the stuffing rod to effectually engagethe straw, there is provided a curved plate 23 mounted on the axle 13.When the rotating straw approaches the feed rod, it is pressed againstthe latter by means of the curved plate 23. As the conical portions 15are supported by the axle 13 at their outer ends, there are providedrollers 24 mounted onbrackets 25 which engage the conical portions nearthe space 18 and prevent their sagging. When the straw is rotated by thehopper, those strands which lie across the feed rod at approximatelyright angles thereto, will be engaged and fed by the feed rod, but theangular strands will at some time be presented to the feed rod at aright angle due to the agitation of the straw and the pres ence of theplate 23 and pins 22. As the axis of the hopper is at a right angle tothe feed rod, it will be seen that the rotation of the hopper will havea tendency to straighten out the strands of straw so that they will lieparallel with the axis of the hopper and at right angles to the feedrod. When the straw is engaged by the feed rod at right angles, it isfolded and fed into the collar, thereby making the most rigid pad. Therotation of the hopper agitates the straw, and therefore the chaff andshort straw will be separated from the long straw through the action ofcentrifugal force. The space 18 provides an outlet for the chaff andshort straw, thereby preventing poor material being carried into thecollar by the long straw.

Without limiting myself to the precise arrangement shown and described,I claim:

1. In a machine of the type specified, the combination with a stufiingtube, a feed rod adapted to reciprocate in said tube, and means forreciprocating said feed rod, of a hopper mounted above said feed rod andadapted to supply straw or hair to said feed rod, the axis of the hopperlying at an approximate right angle across the feed rod, and means forrotating the hopper.

2. In a machine of the type specified, the combination with a stufiingtube, a feed rod adapted to reciprocate in said tube, and means for recirocating said rod, of a rotating hopper having a circumferential slotmounted above said rod, the slot allowing the feed rod to engage thestraw on the interior of the hopper, and means for rotating the hopper.

3. In a machine of the type specified, the combination with a stuffingtube, a feed rod adapted to reciprocate therein, and means forreciprocating said rod, of a hopper com posed of conical sections spacedapart to form a slot, said hopper being mounted above said feed rod, andthe slot allowing said feed rod to engage the straw in the hopper, andmeans for rotating said hopper. 4c; In a machine of the type specified,the combination with a stuffing tube, a feed rod adapted to reciprocatein said tube, and means for reciprocating said feed rod, of an axlemounted above said feed rod and at an approximate right angle thereto,two conical hopper portions mounted on said axle, the lower inner edgesthereof lying on each side of the feed rod, and means for rotating saidconical hopper portions.

5. In a machine of the type specified, the combination with a stuffingtube, a feed rod adapted to reciprocate in said tube, and means forreciprocating said feed rod, of an axle mounted above said feed rod andat an approximate right angle thereto, two conical hopper portionsmounted on said axle, the lower inner edges thereof lying on each sideof the feed rod, means for rotating said conical portions, and a platemounted on said axle and lying above the feed rod.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN G. C OLLET'T.

Witnesses R. J. MOCARTY, MATTHEW SIEBLER.

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